How to Move a PC Game to Another Hard Drive Without Reinstalling

"My brother is a crazy fan of Windows PC games, and I see him investing a lot in buying the best computer hardware and hard drives. Recently, he bought a new SSD and planned to move his Steam games to SSD. He did all the preparations, but got stuck at the first step on how to transfer PC games to another hard drive."

If you're a gaming enthusiast and also need to move games to another drive, you'll find a tailored solution here. In this article, we will provide the easiest way and another manual method to change the game installation location. In terms of game transfer speed and success rate, we highly recommend using the Todo PCTrans tool.

The approach we describe works for most gaming platforms.

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If you're experiencing one of the hard drive issues listed below, click the navigation link above or scroll down to learn how to install your game app on another hard drive or computer.

• Insufficient space on the C drive
• Upgrading a small hard disk to a larger one
• Replacing an HDD with an SSD for faster gaming performance
• Replacing an old, slow computer with a new one

The Easiest Way – How to Move Games to Another Drive with Todo PCTrans Tool

Todo PCTrans is the expert in data transfer, app transfer, and PC to PC transfer!

No need to spend time downloading games again or reinstalling them. Todo PCTrans is the perfect helper for moving your game installations to a new hard drive. It takes care of where to find the game installation files, and how to locate all those important installation and configuration files.

Can Todo PCTrans move PC games? Indeed, thanks to its three transfer modes: PC to PC, Backup & Restore, and App Migration. All three of these modes can handle the situation when moving games to another PC/laptop or drive.

• Scenario 1. Transfer games from one PC to another
• Scenario 2. Move games from one hard drive to another
• Scenario 3. Safely transfer games from C Drive to D Drive

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Tool: Todo PCTrans

• Migrate to a New PC: Steam, Origin, LOL, Blizzard.
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How to Move PC Games Between Hard Drives

Since the hard drives aren't physically separated between different computers, you can't transfer games over the Internet. Don't worry, though – as long as you connect the new hard drive to the same computer that the original drive was installed on, you can transfer many games from the source drive to the target drive all at once, like magic.

Step 1: Connect the target drive to your computer

Where do you want to move the game? Connect the drive to the PC with Todo PCTrans installed correctly. Run the game transfer software, select "App Migration," and click "Start."

Step 2: Select the game you want to change the location for.

On the left pane, select the original disk where the game program is installed. Find the game and check the box next to it. Click on the triangle icon to designate the target disk as the file path. When you're done with your selections, click “Transfer.”

Select the target location

Step 3: Move the game to the target drive

This will move the selected game from its original location to your custom location. Wait for the process to complete.

Click on "Migrate" to change the game location.

[Video Tutorial] About Application Migration

#2. Manual Method - How to Move Games to Another Drive

Of course, you can choose not to use the tool Todo PCTrans, but the manual methods below don't guarantee a 100% successful game transfer. Also, some of them only allow you to move one game at a time, not dozens.

Factors that can make it difficult to manually copy or cut a game from one hard drive to another include:

1. Only a few types of software, known as portable applications, can be moved using copy or cut methods. For other installed programs, a simple copy would miss registry settings, DLL files in the Windows directory, and other essentials, which would prevent the program from running after it's moved. 2. With games, given their variety, it's uncertain whether they will function properly or even open after being relocated to another location.

It's great that we have a one-size-fits-most migration strategy for games on Steam, Origin, Epic, and Riot.

How to Move Steam Games to Another Drive

Step 1: Copy and paste the game

Create a new folder in the new location to store your games. In Steam, go to “Settings” > “Downloads” > “Steam Library Folders,” and click “Add Library Folder.” Now navigate to your new Steam library folder and create a new folder called “steamapps.” Inside that, make another folder called “common.” (Steam automatically looks for a “steamapps\common” subdirectory to save games to.) Navigate to your current library folder and find the game's folder inside “steamapps\common.” Copy the game's folder to the “steamapps\common” folder on your new hard drive.

Step 2: Uninstall the game

Open your Steam library, right-click the game, and select “Delete Local Content.” This will uninstall the game from its current location.

Step 3: Play the game from your new drive

Click the “Install” button to reinstall the game. In the “Choose Destination” drop-down menu, select the Steam folder on your new hard drive. When it's done, you'll be able to play the game from your new hard drive as normal.

How to Move Origin Games to Another Drive

Method 1: Origin has a built-in "Move Game" button you can use to change the installation location.

You don't need to find the game's folder. Right-click the game in your Origin library, and select Move Game > Choose Target Location.

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Method 2: Copy and Paste the Game.

1. **Manually Move the Game:** - Navigate to your default Origin games folder (`C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\`). - Find the game you want to move. - Copy the game files to the new location, then delete the old files from the C drive. - Open Origin, and go to `Origin > Application Settings > Advanced > Downloaded Games`. - Click on **Change** to modify your folder location.

How to Change the Epic Games Install Location

You can do this via copy-paste, for example, by finding the Epic Games installation folder at C:\Program Files\Epic\Fortnite and pasting it to E:\Games\Epic\Fortnite. Alternatively, you can uninstall Fortnite and reinstall it, choosing the new location during the download process.

Note: For more information on how to move Blizzard games to another drive, see Move Blizzard Games to a Different Drive.

How to Move Valorant to Another Drive

To move the game to another drive, follow these steps:

Step 1: Navigate to the default VALORANT installation folder: C:\ProgramData\VALORANT

Step 2: Open the RiotClientInstalls.json file with Notepad > Edit the path > Save

Step 3: Navigate to the Metadata folder inside the Riot Games folder, then open the valorant.live folder and use Notepad to open the valorant.live.product_settings.yaml file.

Step 4: Replace product_install_full_path and product_install_root with the new path > Save

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People also ask

How do I move a game from the C drive to the D drive?

The easiest way is to use the tool Todo PCtrans, and use its App Migration mode to move the game from drive C to drive D.

Click "Game Migration." Select the game you want to move from Drive C. Browse for Drive D as the target drive. Click "Migrate" to start the migration.

< strong > 2. How do I move my Origin game to another computer?

As long as both computers are on the same local network, you can transfer your Origin games from one PC to another directly, using the PC-to-PC transfer mode. It's a one-click move from one computer to another, with no need for USB drives or copying and pasting.

3. How can I move my game to my SSD?

Is your SSD correctly connected or installed in the computer? If you're moving the game to the same PC, simply use Todo PCTrans's App Transfer feature. If it's between two computers, the PC to PC transfer mode will make the game migration quick and easy.

4. Can I install the game on a combined C: and D: drive?

Due to the lack of space on drive C, some people have to move large games to other drives to free up space for the system drive. However, changing the game location is one way to solve the problem of low disk space on drive C, and there's another way without moving the game – you can use a Partition Master tool to merge C and D drive together to increase the space on drive C and make room for more games.